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27 December 2009

Treasure Trove

Every now and again, the fates reward the persistence of the unstoppable thirft shopper with a full blown treasure trove. The following is practically a photographic essay of the truffles to be sniffed out in these so-called "junk shops".

Remain seated, stay calm, and prepare to witness the work of a master (you know, not to blow my own horn or anything):

some kind of no-name cotton blend twill trousers in a pale blue. The color may perhaps be a bit dated, but I think these will look swell with pennies and no socks, a white tennis shirt and navy blazer,

besides, they came with this zesty little belt. Note the faint hint of matching pastel blue in the weave...and real tan leather, too. Remember when casual slacks always came with a matching cloth belt?

Let's take a breather. There, feel better? Good, because I ain't finished yet.

28 comments:

Okay, at what point do I start sending you a certain percentage of my 300clams-a-week I get for unemployment, to have you be my personal shopper? I love your finds. I live (sadly and proudly) in Des Moines, Iowa. I can scarcely find such wonderful treasures in the milieu of Salvation Army, GoodWill, St. Vincent DePaul, and the remaining thrifts... I am in awe, sir. I love this blog. It tends to be one of my three rays of sunshine as I pound the virtual pavement searching for labor-cum-remuneration. : ) Keep up the goodwork!

All from the same place, all in your size? I've had a couple hauls like that, and I wonder how the clothes got the. The inescapable conclusion is that some well-dressed older gentleman passed, and his wardrobe was given to the thrift store. Makes the haul a little creepy, but also a bit more storied.

Good lord, I'm imagining Boston-area thrift stores full of beautiful wool blazers and Pendleton sweaters. All we get down here are stained button-ups and rayon. Or female-oriented "vintage boutiques" full of overpriced clothing.

You could probably pull together a reasonable amount of beer money being the personal thrift shopper of a couple commenters here (myself included—p.s. thanks again for the blazer).

wow, extraordinary. cricketeer is one of the few brands with slim lapels from the 70s, i just purchased a blazer on ebay- although i wish i payed what you did. g.fox brings back many great memories- they used to have an amazing christmas display in the store in hartford.

Yup. This is a great way to go. My wife and I recently got some great finds; mine include great suede chukka boots, a Woolrich shirt-jacket, a Burberry suit coat that works as a blazer, a beautiful cashmere blue wool jacket... and more. Minus the shoes, the haul was around $30. Seriously, forget eBay unless it's a can't-live-without or truly rare item.

Once again, congrats on the finds! After coming up with nothing great for the past two months, I found success today. Other than 5 RL polos and 5 button-downs, some YSL and Dior ties, I came upon a classic Burberry trench for $16! So, Christmas came a little late this year. Grand total: $50. Finding thrift store gold: priceless.

Is there anything you cannot thrift? You inspire me each time I go to a thrift store. (I must go sometime soon, I haven't been in over three months - which I know, isn't the way to find brilliant scores like yours).

nice finds! I've been nearly as lucky lately in clothing scores, but not quite as lucky price wise. Best finds of the past month or so are a cashmere navy top-coat, for $12, Brooks Brown Herringbone Sport coat @ $9 and a ralph lauren purple label polo @ $4!Actually went into a few retail stores over the holidays and had massive sticker shock after doing so much thrifting.

I've worn the Viyella shirt twice already. I'll wear the Ben Silver when I get around to it. I wore the Paul Stuart pants yesterday. I wore the Kiton pants once, but they need to be taken in a bit at the waist before they hit the streets again. The blue stripe suit needed the pants lengthend abit, and I just haven't had the chance to wear it yet. The blue pants will have to wait for warmer days. The Brooks Brothers tweed needs work on the sleeves, and the grey suit also awaits alteration.